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Kung pao chicken

Kung pao chicken

Tong Yu

Tong Yu

Prep 25 mins25m
Cook 10 mins10m

Ingredients

  • 250 g Chicken thigh fillet (preferred) or breast fillets (Cut into 1 cm pieces)
  • 50 g Spicy peanuts (I like the brand “Huang Fei Hong”)
  • 3 Spring onions (Cut the white part into 1.5 cm pieces)
  • 2 Median cloves of garlic (Chopped)
  • 20-30 Sichuan pepper
  • 5 Small dried red chillies (Cut into halves)
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Chinese cooking wine (Also called as yellow wine)
  • 2 tsps Dry starch
  • 2 tbsps Starch solution (Mix about ¼ starch and ¾ water)
  • 1.5 tbsps Chinese rice vinegar
  • 1.5 tbsps Sugar
  • 1 tbsp Soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp Vegetable oil
  • 1 tbsp Water
  • 1 tsp Sesame oil

Instructions

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  • 1
    Combine chicken with 1/2 tsp salt, cooking wine and dry starch, mix well and rest for at least .
  • 2
    Meanwhile, prepare the sauce by mixing garlic, 1/2 tsp salt, sugar, rice vinegar, soy sauce, water , sesame oil and starch solution.
  • 3
    Heat the pan and add vegetable oil. Add Sichuan pepper while oil is still cold. Cook under medium low heat until darken. Add dried chilly and cook until fragrant.
  • 4
    Change to high heat. Add chicken and stir frequently for , or until chicken is cooked and the surface has goldened. Add prepared sauce and cook for a minute or until sauce has thickened. Add spicy peanuts and mix well.

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